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Monday, August 20, 2012

Review: Lust Ever After

Hello fellow smut readers!

Today I wanted to introduce you to a lovely little smutty
gem, Lust Ever After by Rose de Fer. I
was delighted to discover that the lovely Ms De Fer and I share a horny fascination
with the Victorian era’s notions of female sexuality and the doctors who tended
to the poor, pent up women of the time. So if your mouth – or other
parts of you – were watering over Lillianne’s ordeal and you are hungry for
more, you don’t have to wait for the next installment of the Draper Estate
Trilogy. Look no further than this…

London, 1881. The brilliant Dr
Frankenstein has a thriving practice in the city, treating ladies for
‘hysteria’ and seducing them along the way.

Through his pretty chambermaid,
Justine, he spies the perfect opportunity to create what he has always dreamt
of – a truly liberated woman. When Justine wakes in the laboratory she has no
memory of her former life. All she knows is that she has a ravenous sensual
appetite and she will let nothing stand in the way of her desires, least of all
Frankenstein. Soon Justine finds herself drawn into a world of forbidden
delights, first with her female friends, and then with a mysterious young man
named William, with whom she feels a strange and unearthly bond. An unbreakable
connection that her creator will do anything to destroy.

Sound good? It’s even better. Justine has a friend, Daisy, and
the story actually begins with the doctor experimenting on her. There’s
something so deliciously devious and wrong about the idea of a wealthy doctor
exploiting a poor little book store clerk, paying her for access to her body to demonstrate female sexual reactions to his colleagues, all in the name
of science, don’t ya know. And the fact that the demonstration leaves Daisy
panting for further assignments – perhaps with the device she’s heard something
about, the aptly named Alleviator – is all the more enticing.

The book is worth a look for that first chapter alone. But
lucky for us, it goes on from there with Justine’s delectable transformation
from innocent maiden to insatiable, unearthly creation.

But it’s not just a horny premise that makes this book a
great read. I believe it was Nathaniel Hawthorne who said ‘Easy reading is damn
hard writing.’ That said, the ease with which you can slip into this story demonstrates
the finesse of the writer. The settings, the clothing, the passions are all
delivered in a tightly written yet richly emoted package.

You can read more about Ms De Fer’s book, including an
excerpt, on her blog here. Purchase it from Amazon here.